Improvement in carpet stretchers and holders



, n. PETERS Carpet Stretcher and Holder.

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THE GRAPHIC CO.PHOT0.LITM.39&4I PARK PLACEJLY.

UNITED STATES DANIEL PETERS, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN CARPET STRETCHERS AND HOLDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 165,022., dated June29, 1875; application tiled May 5, 1875.

To all whom tt may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL PETERS, of Cincinnati, in the county ofHamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Carpet Stretcher and Holder; and I do hereby declarethat the following isa full, clear, and exact description thereof, whichwill enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make anduse the same, reference being had to the accompa nyi-ng drawings, and tothe letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure l is a perspective view of myinvention. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same.

The object of my invention is to provide a combined carpet stretcher andholder that is cheap, useful, and strong, and within the reach ofhousekeepers and others; audit consists of a handle, provided at itsfront end with a toothed or serrated two-pronged iron, with an openspace for stretching and holding the carpet on both sides of the nail ortackintended to be driven into the carpet, and at the rear end of saidhandle is a strong, bent prong, which assists in holding the carpetwhile the nail is driven home.

- In the accompanying drawing, A represents asuitable handle of wood, or'any other ma terial, and is provided with a ferrule, (0,110 prevent itfrom splitting. Into the frontend of this handle a strong but light ironor other metal piece, B, is driven or secured, having two or moreprongs, b b, with toothed, serrated, or roughened ends, to engage with,stretch, and hold the carpet, and between said prongs an open space, 0,is left, to allow the nails or tacks to be driven entirely home withoutthe necessity of withdrawing the device, as is the case with the handcarpet-stretchers now in use. Into the rear end of the handle A astrong, bent, and pointed prong, D, is driven or otherwise secured, bywhich the carpet is held while it is being nailed or tacked.

The operation in using my invention is as follows: The prongs b b of theiron B are inserted into the carpet, and it is then stretched and forcedto the place desired. The rear end of the handle, with prong D, is helddown by the hand, and assists in holding the carpet,

while the nails or tacks are driven entirely home in the open space 0before removing the device.

The advantages of my device will be readily understood by housekeepersand others needing the same; it can be furnished at a very small cost,and is durable and not liable to get out of order.

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, isv As a new article of manufacture, the carpetstretcher and holder herein described, consisting of the handle A,donble-pronged iron B, having toothed ends I) b, and the bent prong D,all constructed as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I hereby affix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL PETERS.

Witnesses:

JoHN O. Pownn, A. M. ANTIOBUS.

PATENT OFFICE.

